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The project has been dragging on since 2018, was previously rejected, and now returns reduced: 30% fewer panels and fewer trees cut down.
Miguel Ribeiro Henriques has been appointed coordinator of the Mission Structure for the Licensing of Renewable Energy Projects 2030 (EMER 2030), following the resignation of the previous head, whose appointment sparked controversy due to a lack of experience in the field.
The Mission Structure for the Licensing of Renewable Energy Projects 2030 (EMER 2030) has a new coordinator after the initially chosen candidate, a nurse by training with no experience in renewable energy, decided to step down from the position. The new appointee is Miguel Ângelo Ribeiro Henriques, who holds a law degree from...
Following the appointment and resignation of Fábio Teixeira from coordination duties, the Mission Structure for the Licensing of Renewable Energy Projects has a new coordinator. Also lacking known professional experience in the energy sector, lawyer Miguel Henriques, a member of the Alvalade Parish Council in Lisbon, completes the team led by Manuel Nina.
The case involves acts of corruption allegedly committed by two former mayors of Espinho, focusing on real estate projects and their respective licensing worth tens of millions of euros.
Maria da Graça Carvalho had promised to end EMER, a body set up to speed up the licensing of renewable energy projects. However, for now the body remains and will be led by an official from the office of the Secretary of State for Energy.
A regulatory action carried out on Saturday night resulted in the arrest, in the act, of three foreign citizens. They were caught providing private security services without a license.
